CVE-2026-0230: Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xdr Agent

Medium severity, CVSS 4.0. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A problem with a protection mechanism in the Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR agent on macOS allows a local administrator to disable the agent. This issue could be leveraged by malware to perform malicious activity without detection.

Affected products

• Palo Alto Networks Cortex Xdr Agent: from 8.7-CE, before 8.7.101-CE (fixed in 8.7.101-CE); from 8.3-CE, before 8.3.102-CE (fixed in 8.3.102-CE)

Published 2026-03-11. Last modified 2026-06-17.